Turbid

Looking out of the window it is another Sunday with dark clouds, rain and cold outside. For this the title of this song is program. Mynth is a duo located in Salzburg, Austria and they released their newest song Turbid a few days ago. It's like the darker side of synthie-pop, foggy electro wave with a bit of R & B.

The Coathangers

The Coathangers, a four piece female punk band from Atlanta released their latest album these days. Investigating on the band I realized that they exist since 10 years - and not heard any note of them before. They bring us the classic two/three minute songs with punk attitude and simple guitar riffs. Nothing new indeed but far better than a lot of other releases.



Where they came from is shown by this well done Gun Club cover:
 

Funky Friday

I think it was in the late 70s when the ZE-label appeared on the scene but I got aware of it in the early 80s. The No Wave scene was gone and many artists were signed by ZE-records. In these days a new fresh and weird sound slopped over from the other side of the Atlantic ocean. James Chance, Material, Lydia Lunch and others fascinated us with their new and unbound sound. Lizzy Mercier Descloux was a forming member of French punk scene together with Michel Esteban the co-founder of ZE-label. Soon they moved over to New York to join the local punk scene around Patti Smith and Richard Hell. Her first record Press Colour was a brilliant little masterpiece of funk-influenced punk. Like many others she made cover-versions of well known songs and her version of Arthur Brown's Fire might be a good example how to interpret an old song. With her second record Mambo Nassau she had more influences of African music in her sound. But still the funky guitar ruled the sound although the sound was warmer than before. After a few more records she quit the music business to live in the Caribbean and working as a painter. She died 2004 at her birth place in Corsica.

Live Music in German Television

Another journey through the archives takes us back to 1970 when classic rock wasn't really gone, progressive rock wasn't born and glam was unimaginable. Family was a band I loved in these days. Not only of the heavy and dominant guitar by Charlie Whitney, Roger Chapman's tumbling voice or just the perfect rhythm section was the reason for my attraction to the band. I think it was the arrangements of the songs and the influence of psychedelic music and the adding of flutes and violin to their music. Listening to their timeless songs I can't believe that they are more than 45 years old.

Episodes

Somewhere I read that John Heart Jackie will release their new record Episodes these days. I thought by myself this will be another folk-rock album by an New York based singer-songwriter duo. But the article lead my to their homepage because it was a new way to promote a new record. Their website currtently functions as both information hub and total musical experience. The homepage consists of a faux-Tumbler feeds of GIFs and washed out images of fruit and sundry hipster signifieres, all while the opening track of Episodes play. This sort of layout continues for every song on the album and serves a streaming site and press kit rolled into me. I was so fascinated about the way of presenting a new record so I decided to write about it. JHJ are surely not the next big thing around but worth to listen to their songs. Mostly played in a slow mood with a delayed guitar, a loose snare drum and less doses of reverb. The songs were completed by Jenny Wayne's soft but rich voice. Many songs would be copied on tape for riding in a topless car.

Continental Tuesday # 4

Today's song is from Anna von Hauswolff, a Swedish pianist, singer and organist. She self calls her sound funeral pop because singing of epitaphs, deathbeds and funerals. For me it is more an undercooled folk, dark-ambient or post-gothic. I really love her voice that sometimes sound like Kate Bush. In spite of everything it's a music that can  touch your soul.
Enjoy.

Mexican Garage Punk

Cruising the internet a few days ago I recognized that Mexican garage band Le Butcherettes were on tour with At The Drive-In in Germany. Sadly they didn't play at my aera so I think it's worth to spent a few words on them. Formed by Teri Gender Bender (surely not her real name) they made a fantastic mixture of past-punk and garage a few years ago. I've never posted anything of them and I think it is time now to feature them.